This degree is designed for students wishing to become secondary teachers of Drama and Performance, and/or Visual Art, and/or Digital Media, and/or Design and Technology, who will also have the opportunity to select a minor area of study from across a broad range of other study areas (but not the same as the chosen area of major), including Visual Arts, Music, Drama and Performance, Home Economics, English, Social Sciences, Design and Technology, Information Technology, Mathematics, Health and Physical Education, or Science.  The course is designed to equip students with the skills to teach across a chosen area of major and an area of minor, thus increasing graduate flexibily and choice of teaching in employment.    There is an extensive professional placement beginning in the second year and concluding with a 10 week Assistant Teacher Program in the fourth and final year to ensure the course closely links all aspects of theory with professional practice in a range of school settings. Graduates will be eligible to seek employment in govenment and private secondary schools.

Standard University Admission requirements apply. 

Students will be required to have a portfolio, interview or audition for the Performance and Visual Arts majors. 

All students enrolling in this course will be required to submit a National Criminal History Check Information Clearance (Crimtrac) before commencing their first period of Professional Practice. These clearances are valid for three years while enrolled in the course. Application forms and further information can be found at: http://www.det.wa.edu.au/screening/newapplicant.htm
 
All students 18 years of age and over will also be required to apply for a Working with Children Check in order to comply with section 6 of the Working with Children Act 2004, in order to complete their Professional Practice. Further information can be found at: http://www.checkwwc.wa.gov.au

Students are required to have a total of 480 credit points to complete the course.

Within this course, students are required to complete the following units:

Major General Studies units - These are content studies units offered outside the School of Education and must be selected by the students.

Minor General Studies units - These are content studies units offered outside the School of Education and must be selected by the students.

Curriculum Major/ Minor Studies units - These are curriculum studies units offered within the School of Education in a relevant area of study.

A list of these units is available on enrolment.